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Review: Watching a Superhero do his/her thing is fun, no doubt. But most of us forget how it is and what it feels like for the person behind the mask. This is what Shane Black (of the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Lethal Weapon fame) has showcased in the third edition of this series.

The first two editions of the franchise had Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) going zip, zap, zoom in his supremeIron Man armor. This film, however, shows a very different side of Tony Stark. Picking off right where The Avengers left off, Tony Stark is now a changed man. His impeccable tone of condescension and cockiness still remain, thankfully. Shane Black has injected new life into the Iron Man franchise with this movie. Along with the seriousness (that was very evident in the trailers) there is the usual brand of “Tony Stark” humor imbibed in the movie.

The plot is pretty straight-forward. Good guy Iron Man vs. Bad guy Mandarin. Tony Stark throws an open challenge to Mandarin and like the usual super-villain, Mandarin (Sir Ben Kingsley) wrecks havoc. The drill that follows is not the usual. Stark doesn’t just suit up and thrash the bad guy. In between all this there is the suave and brilliant yet unstable Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) and his pseudo-psycho-stupidity of being superhuman; James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) who plays War Machine/Iron Patriot and the beautiful & brilliant scientist Maya Hansen (Rebecca Hall). New complications are thrown in and this is what you should watch out for in the movie. The on screen chemistry between Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Tony Stark is something that sparkles brilliantly.

The film is definitely entertaining but overall, the movie is slightly disappointing. There are moments in the movie when you feel like the characters are desperately trying to cling on to the storyline just to stand up to people’s expectations. There are times when the humor is dry and you will be left with a very faint smile. The film does have its “woo hoo” moments though. The film has some action sequences that are spectacular, a lot of witty dialogues and some of the scenes may just make you hoot like a little child. The brutal unsentimental reaction of Tony Stark to a kid who’s helping him out is something that will crack you up.

The movie will generate a lot of mixed opinions and responses. On one hand, hardcore Iron Man fanatics may not be really impressed by Black’s efforts to bring in the “human” aspect into the picture but there will be many who will be quite happy with the third rendition of Iron Man. The essence of Iron Man from a very action/comic book perspective seems to be lost hence it may not appeal to hardcore fans but will simultaneously do the needful for movie lovers in general.

On the acting front, Robert Downey Jr. is his usual brilliant self, Sir Ben Kingsley shall surprise you but the two actors who stood out were – Gwyneth Paltrow and Guy Pearce. Paltrow and Pearce play their roles with finesse. Paltrow, specially, was delightful to watch. (Hint – She suits up and no, this is not a spoiler). The background score was definitely not up to the mark. The glory of the scenes and the dialogues that made the movie what it is, thankfully, overshadows the misfires.

aww come on…aashiqui 2 has a better rating than iron man 3?? i wish i could review the critics themselves…theyd be jobless!! xD besides, i read both reviews, the review of aashiqui 2 practically begs you to like the movie, while this one seems to grudgingly accept that the movie rocks…wassup with that critics??

Please stop reviewing movies which are beyond the scope of your bollywood mentality. Pratyush Cavutur go review some C grade movies that you’ll like. You don’t deserve to review these movies. One of the greatest superhero movies

This movie deserves atleast 3.5-4. Iron man 3 is far beyond ur expectation in positive way.. Expect as much as you can, still it will serve you in much bettr way. Superb movies.. Awesome effects.. And full on comedy.. Gr8 one..

I guess by watching C Grade Bolywood Movies, you have lost your judgement capability or you are naturally incapable to review such world class cineams. I mean Ashiqui 2 has better rating than Iron Man 3. GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!

c’mon man give at least 3.5, BMS must be kidding, this movie is definitely a winner. How can one trust this rating when u rate dabangg as 3, I would digest iron man as 2.5 only if u would have rated dabangg as -3 (minus 3 on 5) 🙂

Going thru the comments.. ppl have explicitly bashed the reviewer. I believe you ppl entered the movie theater with the mindset that this movie just cannot be average coz it has Iron Man.

See it again.. it has flaws.. it doesn’t match up to the hype it created in tailors.. yes it has (little) humor.. it has Tony.. it has Iron Man.. but more of Tony in distress and less of Iron Man.. n m nt talking bout building up on Tony’s character.. for eg. remind me if he ever found out a solution to his anxiety attacks..he cured pepper of the serum effects that took more than 13yrs to develop just like that..

Even if we leave out all this.. the most important thing in the movie.. the villain.. The Mandrin.. what a waste.. please read a lil who was Mandrin actually n u will come to know what this movie has wasted.. n it beats me why Sir Ben Kingsley agreed to play this Mandrin..And Killian.. a super villain.. give me a break (again read about this character).. this movie completely breaks away from the original story which I thought was not the case after watching the trailers.. n thats where I got highly disappointed from this movie..

The reviewer has said it right

“it may not appeal to hardcore fans but will simultaneously do the needful for movie lovers in general”

You guys out their believe you are a hardcore fan.. you must have done a background check.. after all it is a superhero movie.. n if u did.. there is no way tht u wud like this one..

what u want from ben kingsley?To dance with tony stark?He does’t have physique and that 10 rings concept of mandarin would have made this movie a fantasy movie.So to make ironman scifi trilogy they did very good with mandarin.

Do u know the difference between fantasy and scifi?Scifi means that science which can be real in future.And fantasy means 0% real.Btw do u read news?2 years ago there was news in newspaper and in internet that american goverment is making suits with abilities of iron man suit for soldiers.But those suits different from ironman suit lookwise.

Really a 2.5 …u critics will say any thing man…Next we will here that Tony Stark breathed wrongly…jesus.

IRON MAN 3 simply rocked…what is the problem is that people loved Tony more in the suit rather than the man behind it..cmon he can change, he can have anxiety attacks or more he can be worried for the his LOVE , and mostly he can fall in love.

this movie is every way a grand Finale of the Iron Man franchise. and it should get a rating of 3.5 to 4.5 atleast.

what u want from ben kingsley?To dance with tony stark?They did good with mandarin otherwise this movie have been a sci fi fantasy movie.That 10 rings concept is totally fantasy.So to make iron man scifi trilogy they did very good with mandarin.